Hysteric of the day had to be Tom Harkin. Dear Lord. Actually, the Democrats in general. All they had was sob story after sob story, culminating in the bit about the second-hand dentures. They had no substantive policy proposals, just a litany of fail, in an attempt to make Republicans look like ogres. They can't win on logic, only on emotional appeal. And really, isn't that all of liberalism, summed up? The Won, naturally, listened intently.

Adults of the day: The entire Republican delegation. They came off as bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, and informed. Just listening to Eric Cantor reading off chapter and verse of the evil that is the Senate plan made the wait worthwhile. The Won, naturally, interrupted, calling the Senate bill a "political prop".

Empty suit of the day: The Won, who showed himself, yet again, to be the least-informed, most-childish person in the room. I think he actually flipped the bird at a couple of Republicans, in that passive-aggressive way of his. That, when he wasn't clenching his jaw and shooting daggers from his eyes. He lost big on this one. He looks arrogant, unable to take criticism, inclined to hissy-fits, completely spoiled. Dear God! Americans elected this as the chief executive of the country. Definitely an argument for raising the voting age to 30, and limiting the franchise to net taxpayers.

So, what next? I think Harry Reid, moron that he is, will pursue a budget reconciliation strategy for ramming this through the US Senate. That, at least, was his parting shot yesterday. Health care, and Senate skullduggery, will be in the news for *months*. And even if the Senate does force something through, it'll likely die in the House. This means we'll have an electorate motivated to fire just about every Democrat up for re-election, for no gain in The Won's socialist agenda. Come January 2011, The Won will be politically neutered, and the Republic can sail on, financially wounded by the Democrat party's recent deficits, but having dodged a large socialist bullet.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

As the depression continues, men are on the street, while women continue to be employed. The title says otherwise, read the text to get closer to the truth:

"One of the things that we've noticed is a lot more unsheltered, mostly men who claim this is the first time they've been homeless, who indicate that it's due to a loss of wages or loss of job, because of the economy."

Offered without a lot of trenchant comment. Except that I suppose men deserve this, because of the patriarchy, or the Sistine Chapel, or D-Day, or some such stupidity that women were smart enough to steer clear of. And shelter from. Under men.

It would never occur to a Democrat that the way to make private companies less whorish would be to reduce the influence of government. Because, wait, reduce the size of government?!??!?!??!!!!!!!111Eleventy1!!1!!!!!!!!!!!11

For myself, I howled with laughter at the man's messianic rhetoric. Still, here we are, a year later, and the whole global warming thing is in the toilet. The glaciers are not going to melt, and 50% of Holland is not under water!

Sunday, February 14, 2010

That "Global Warming" is a fraud is well-reported in the UK. On this side of the Atlanta, there's not a peep about it in the legacy media. The truth won't serve a statist agenda, so it must be ignored.

And the legacy media still fails to understand why the public increasingly has no interest in its product.

After the uprising of the 17th JuneThe Secretary of the Writers UnionHad leaflets distributed in the StalinalleeStating that the peopleHad forfeited the confidence of the governmentAnd could win it back onlyBy redoubled efforts. Would it not be easierIn that case for the governmentTo dissolve the peopleAnd elect another?

Monday, February 01, 2010

Lech Walesa, of blessed "Solidarity" fame, gave a speech today, wherein he described the US as a declining power, well on the way to socialism. Given the shabby way The Won has treated Poland and Czechoslovakia, and is treating the US, can anyone blame Walesa?

Democrats. Give 'em one-party rule, and they'll give you Carter. Happens every damn time. They just can't be trusted as anything but a rump party, elected to keep the natural center-right tendencies of America in check. Call them our nagging, back-seat-driver conscience, let them guide, but never give them the steering wheel or the purse.